Total Crime Rate

237.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 237.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Drugs 30.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Cann Hall , and the 69th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Grove (E11 4YG) in the last 12 months was 237.6 per 1,000 residents and was 148.4% higher than the Cann Hall average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Grove (E11 4YG), the main crime hotspot is near Denmark Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Birch Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borthwick Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selby Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Thorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Selby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pear Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Holloway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Belton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anglian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peach Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oakum Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Road Leytonstone Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Street —
Sep 2025Public order Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Road —

Data Sources

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